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Swanage Pier
0.9 miles from Swanage
A Victorian pier projecting into sheltered Swanage Bay. Day ticket fishing from designated areas only—check opening hours (often daytime). Depths around 3–8...
View markSwanage Beach
0.9 miles from Swanage
A long, gently shelving sandy beach within Swanage Bay. Clean sand between timber groynes offers easy, comfortable fishing with parking, shops and...
View markBanjo Pier
0.9 miles from Swanage
A small, banjo-shaped stone pier on the town beach at Swanage Bay (Dorset). It borders the stream outflow and clean sand, making...
View markPeveril Point
1.1 miles from Swanage
A prominent limestone headland at the eastern edge of Swanage Bay with stepped rock ledges, kelp-filled gullies and fast tidal flow off...
View markTilly Whim Caves
1.3 miles from Swanage
Tilly Whim Caves sits on the Purbeck coast within Durlston Country Park, with fishing from rough limestone ledges and low cliffs above...
View markDurlston Head
1.3 miles from Swanage
Exposed limestone headland with rugged rock ledges and deep water close in. Strong tidal run around the point brings baitfish and predators,...
View markQuick links: Swanage Pier · Swanage Beach · Banjo Pier · Peveril Point · Tilly Whim Caves · Durlston Head
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Swanage Pier
0.9 miles from Swanage
A Victorian pier projecting into sheltered Swanage Bay. Day ticket fishing from designated areas only—check opening hours (often daytime). Depths around 3–8 m with mixed ground: weeded piles, kelp and timbers close in, with sand and silt patches further out. Resident blennies, gobies and wrasse make it perfect for LRF...
Swanage Beach
0.9 miles from Swanage
A long, gently shelving sandy beach within Swanage Bay. Clean sand between timber groynes offers easy, comfortable fishing with parking, shops and toilets along the promenade. Best fished outside peak bathing hours. Expect surf-seeking bass on a ripple, flatfish over the clean ground, summer pelagics on calm evenings, and winter...
Banjo Pier
0.9 miles from Swanage
A small, banjo-shaped stone pier on the town beach at Swanage Bay (Dorset). It borders the stream outflow and clean sand, making it productive for mullet, summer pelagics and close-range flatfish. Best fished outside bathing hours (early morning, evening or at night). Flooding tide and gentle onshore breeze help. Expect...
Peveril Point
1.1 miles from Swanage
A prominent limestone headland at the eastern edge of Swanage Bay with stepped rock ledges, kelp-filled gullies and fast tidal flow off the tip. Deep water is close in, making it productive for float fishing, lures and heavy bottom fishing. Best on the flood and at dusk/dawn; summer–autumn for wrasse,...
Tilly Whim Caves
1.3 miles from Swanage
Tilly Whim Caves sits on the Purbeck coast within Durlston Country Park, with fishing from rough limestone ledges and low cliffs above deep, clear water. Access is on foot via the coastal path (a fair walk from the nearest parking) and then careful scrambling down to fishable platforms; it’s a...
Durlston Head
1.3 miles from Swanage
Exposed limestone headland with rugged rock ledges and deep water close in. Strong tidal run around the point brings baitfish and predators, with wrasse and pollack reliable in summer and conger and pouting after dark. Access is via Durlston Country Park; expect a steep walk and uneven, weed-covered rock platforms....